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Oct. 28, 2026, 1:20 p.m. CTWill it be an unprecedented blue wave or the more typical red ripple in the Magnolia State? Only the results will tell.On Tuesday, Nov. 3, voters head to the polls with much at stake. Nationally, control of Congress is the topic. Will a Democratic wave earn the majority of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate?In Mississippi, all four U.S. House races are up for grabs, but most eyes will be on a heated U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Scott...

Oct. 23, 2026, 8:05 p.m. ETStevie Wonder is seeking to evict his former fiancée from a Hollywood Hills home where she has lived rent-free for nearly 40 years.The "Superstition" singer's legal team filed an eviction lawsuit against Carmen Efferson in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, Oct. 22, according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY.She has lived in the three-bedroom Hollywood Hills home since 1988, when she and Wonder, 76, allegedly entered an oral agreement that she could stay for free.In July, Efferson allegedly refused requests for the musician...

Updated Oct. 22, 2026, 6:24 a.m. ETA South Florida police officer is accused of orchestrating a yearslong scheme to use a dead man's identity and gain control of his home after helping discover the man's body during a 2022 welfare check, authorities said.Brian Louis Sguros, 35, a Lauderhill Police Department officer, was arrested on Oct. 20, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office. He faces several felony charges, including official misconduct, criminal use of a deceased person's identification, criminal use of personal identification information, offense against a computer user, and unlawful...

Oct. 10, 2026, 9:17 a.m. ETCampaign signs are appearing across Pittsburgh as Election Day approaches, but Pennsylvania law limits where candidates can place them and where residents can legally remove them.Political signs are generally allowed on private property with the owner's permission, according to a community announcement. Because campaign signs are considered a form of protected political speech, a sign displayed in a front yard or on other private property is typically legal.Not every sign placement is allowed, however.Guidance from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation prohibits political signs from being...

Oct. 8, 2026Updated Oct. 9, 2026, 7:53 a.m. ETHayden Panettiere's daughter, Kaya, made a rare court appearance amid the legal dispute over her mother's estate.The 11-year-old attended the Los Angeles Superior Court hearing virtually on Oct. 8 alongside her father, Wladimir Klitschko, Panettiere’s former fiancé, according to The Associated Press and People. Kaya reportedly briefly appeared on camera to confirm her identity to the judge.She was "soft-spoken and composed," People reported. The proceedings centered on Klitschko's request for "immediate" guardianship of Panettiere's estate on behalf of Kaya, the sole beneficiary,...

Oct. 5, 2026, 5:04 a.m. ETFlorida's 2026 gubernatorial election will feature Republican Byron Donalds against Democrat David Jolly.Current Governor Ron DeSantis is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.If elected, Byron Donalds would become the first African-American governor of Florida.David Jolly, a former Republican congressman, left the GOP in 2018 and is now running as a Democrat.For the first time since 2019, Florida's governor's mansion will be occupied by someone other than Ron DeSantis, who replaced term-limited Republican incumbent Rick Scott.DeSantis, a Republican, is ineligible to seek re-election to a third consecutive...

Updated Sept. 28, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ETHayden Panettiere's ex-fiancé, Wladimir Klitschko, is taking his "urgent" concerns over the "Nashville" actress' estate to court.Klitschko, a former boxer and heavyweight champion whose engagement to Panettiere ended in 2018, filed a request for guardianship of their daughter Kaya Klitschko's estate on Sept. 24, according to Los Angeles County Superior Court documents obtained by USA TODAY.In the filings, Wladimir Klitschko's lawyers shared his concerns over Panettiere's probate estate, of which 11-year-old Kaya is the sole heir.He "is informed and believes that non-family members previously...

Updated Sept. 24, 2026, 8:21 a.m. ETWASHINGTON — A federal judge halted President Donald Trump's ban blocking three major media outlets from reporting at the White House, saying the move was probably unconstitutional, and ordered access to be restored.In an early-morning ruling, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, issued a temporary restraining order to reinstate press passes for reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, after Trump announced on Sept. 18 that he was banning them from the White House.In his court order, Kelly blocked officials from enforcing the ban...

Updated Sept. 24, 2026, 4:58 p.m. ETWASHINGTON – All three media outlets that President Donald Trump banned from the White House were allowed back in Sept. 24 after a judge ruled that the revocation of their credentials probably violated the Constitution.U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, had ordered the administration to respond by 12:30 p.m. ET. CNN, MS NOW and Politico announced that their reporters were let back in just after noon, though many of them were initially denied access in the morning.Micah Stopperich, director of White House press...

Updated Sept. 17, 2026, 10:52 a.m. ETSouth Florida city mayors pushed back against the removal of automatic license plate readers (LPRs) after the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) revoked active permits for the systems.Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner, signed a letter sent to Governor Ron DeSantis and the Secretary of the FDOT, Jared Perdue, expressing opposition to the withdrawal of permits for LPR systems.Some of South Florida's mayors pushed back against the removal of automatic license plate readers after the Florida Department of Transportation revoked active permits for the systems.The...